World Oceans Day: Biden admin announces national parks’ plastic phaseout, new marine sanctuary
“Our national parks, by definition, are protected areas — ones that Americans have loved for their natural beauty and history for over a century — and yet we have failed to protect them from plastic for far too long.”
First ‘Red’ level tremor at UK fracking site put legal pause on operations
Cuadrilla Resources was forced by law to pause operations at its site in Lancashire, England when a tremor with a magnitude of 0.8 took place in the area Friday morning.
EPA proposes ‘strongest ever’ standards for keeping coal plant pollution out of U.S. waterways
“The coal industry has benefited from lax pollution controls for decades, and we are pleased that the EPA is finally requiring the industry to stop dumping toxic pollutants into our waterways.”
Italian oil giant Eni knew about climate change more than 50 years ago, report...
"They’ve been playing us all for fools."
California legislature climate watchdog committee has little bite
The California Joint Legislative Committee on Climate Change Policies met for the first time this session on July 9, just days before the California...
World’s biggest meat and dairy companies spend more on ads than cutting emissions—new report
The meat and dairy sector—responsible for over 14 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions—has come under increasing pressure in recent years to tackle major climate harms.
The People Win Over Shell in Fracking Water Withdrawal Case
In a unanimous ruling, the Appellate Division in Rochester ruled against Shell's Painted Post water withdrawal project.
People are creating the Green New Deal at the grassroots level
People are taking action at every level of society from students and workers to tribes to cities and states to create the transformation we need.
New study says International Target of two degree Celsius is ‘dead’
The study determined that a combination of a reduction in shipping pollution and an increase in emissions with cause Earth to warm by two degree Celsius by 2045.
TransMexico? Keystone XL Owner TransCanada Wins Bid For Underwater Gas Pipeline Across Gulf of...
The presidential candidates Clinton and Donald Trump have yet to comment on this pipeline or the topic of U.S.-Mexico cross-border pipelines on the campaign trail.